Fri, November 15

Shiba Inu Unveils DAO to Boost Governance and Transparency

The Shiba Inu (SHIB) cryptocurrency project plans to launch a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). It is initiated to empower SHIB holders to participate in the project’s governance. Lucie, marketing lead at the memecoin project, announced the plans for launching DAO on Aug 25 in an X post. The DAO aims

August 26, 2024 2 mins read

Telegram Issues Statement Regarding Co-Founder Pavel Durov Detention

The Telegram platform has garnered attention from the community, with the arrest of co-founder Pavel Durov. The arrest occurred on Saturday when he arrived in France for allegations related to Telegram’s moderation activities. Several leading community members have expressed their concerns regarding the issue.  Notably, the messaging platform made an

August 26, 2024 2 mins read

Are Justin Sun’s WBTC Withdrawals a Strategy or a Warning Sign?

Tron [TRX] founder Justin Sun is once again in the spotlight, this time for his involvement with Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). Recently, Sun’s wallet, identified as “0xbe6,” withdrew 637 WBTC (valued at $40.8 million) from Binance on the Ethereum blockchain, just eight hours prior. This activity follows a custody deal with

August 26, 2024 2 mins read

Fed Rate Cut Speculation Surges as Investors Await Key Inflation Data

Expectations on a possible Federal Reserve rate decrease in September skyrocketed, leading to a strong gain in the cryptocurrency market last week. Ethereum was trading at $2,800 while Bitcoin was close to $65,000 over the weekend. Next up, among other important events, are the US PCE numbers, which, among other

August 25, 2024 2 mins read

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Arrested in France, TON Drops 16%

French authorities have arrested Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging platform Telegram. This is in connection with a search warrant that targets suspected infractions of the platform. Upon arriving at Le Bourget airport north of Paris, Durov was apprehended, according to Le Monde and other French media

August 25, 2024 2 mins read

Digital Currency Group Clears Short-Term Debt of Nearly $1B

Blockchain investment behemoth Digital Currency Group (DCG) has paid off all of its short-term debts as of June. This is according to a quarterly shareholder letter the business sent out this week. Thanks in large part to a stellar performance during the first half of the year, the firm was

August 25, 2024 2 mins read

Pro-crypto Presidential Candidate RFK Jr. Endorses Trump After Withdrawal

In a court filing, Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr., a politician who has been vocal in his support for Bitcoin and who ran for president before, confirmed that he would back Donald Trump. The court filing officially confirmed what many political analysts had suspected all along, and they had been

August 24, 2024 1 min read

Crypto Market Soars on Dovish Stance as Powell Signals Rate Cuts

The most powerful indication of Fed rate reduction came from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell during his Friday address in Jackson Hole. Following the recent publication of the FOMC Minutes, the stock and cryptocurrency markets were already in a bullish mood. But Powell’s statement that “The time has come

August 23, 2024 2 mins read

Coinbase Enhances Stablecoin Offering with EURC Integration on Solana

Coinbase has announced that it would offer EURC, Circle’s euro-backed stablecoin that integrates with Solana. With more and more eyes on the crypto industry, the stablecoin market is seeing more attention worldwide, prompting this move. It is worth mentioning that the most recent declaration follows the exchange’s previous statement that

August 23, 2024 2 mins read

Upbit to Pause NEAR Protocol (NEAR) Services Amid Network Upgrade

In preparation for an impending network upgrade, the cryptocurrency exchange Upbit will temporarily disable the Near Protocol’s (NEAR) deposit and withdrawal services. An official announcement states that the suspension will start on August 26 at 3 am UTC. And continue on until the network upgrade is determined to be stable.

August 23, 2024 1 min read